building community, whipping up awesome

DEVOPSA cultural and professional movement, focused on how we build and operate high velocity organizations, born from

the experiences of its practitioners.

DIVERSITY

Jumpstart Kit

Repeatable DemoEase adoption by making it easier to get startedSHARE

Community of PracticeKnowledge Share

Internal MeetupMake it easy to show the value to engineers & leadership

Create a place to share learnings: wiki, forum, email list

Setup open meetings to talk about Chef, automation, life

Transform One Team

Make Time for MentoringGet one solid success before moving onCOACH

Mentorship vs. OwnershipGive Up Control

Champions GroupDedicate time to help others solve problems

Let others fail before teaching them how to succeed

Meet regularly with “champions” from different groups

DevOps Day

Sponsor Local Meetups/EventsPlan a 1-day event to showcase demos, talksNURTURE

Maintaining MomentumInternal Training Program

Gather Regular FeedbackThe local community can be a great recruiting source

Create an internal training program to speed education

Survey Chef users to see where pain points might be

Forming Communities

Knowledge Share

Listen Up!

Meetups• Listen• Learn• Present• Interact

Host Meetups

Engineer Exchange

Get involved!• Be active in the community• Step out of the echo chamber• Step out of your comfort zone

• Don’t fight stupid, make more awesome! Jesse Robbins

Open Spaces• Opening Circle (9:00)• Propose a topic• Organize a schedule• Get to work!• Share what you have learned, next steps, & commitments

Afternoon Discussion Groups• Compliance as Code• Cooking with Friends, Partner Ecosystem – VMWare, OpenStack, etc.• Chef Cookbooks• Transforming Your Enterprise• Delivery• Ask Me Anything (AMA)